Elite TSA eh? So these are the ones that actually graduated high school then?

/still, having unobtrusive detectors for radiation and only get in the public's face when they want to know why one was tripped? That's doing it right.//unless this was one of those drill situation where they were pre-warned that guy was on the train and they had to find him, that's just sheer bullshiat then.

You'll know about them when they develop the cocaine detector that finds a nanogram at 100 yds. Any one carrying currency will be detained and searched. Same with maryjane. Just because you can detect something doesn't mean you need to jump the shark.

There used to be a test for Typhoid, TB, Tetnus (something with a T) that could tell whether you walked on the same floor as a patient with that disease.

It would be nice to see the same resources used for disease detection instead of reruns of the plot of Sourcecode.

this happened in Florida a few years ago.... apparently these teams also roam the freeway and a lady got pulled over. same deal, she had some medical test she was on her way home from and it was enough to set off their little sniffer. which makes me wonder why we don't hear about these things more often....

I once did a baseline safety analysis of a Viper team in a fairly large city down in Florida. Got to ride around with the guys, see where they set up, and what kind of unique dangers they were exposed to when doing their job.

One of them had been on a sub for the Navy, he had all kinds of crazy ass stories about what happened on his boat.

Girion47:I once did a baseline safety analysis of a Viper team in a fairly large city down in Florida. Got to ride around with the guys, see where they set up, and what kind of unique dangers they were exposed to when doing their job.

One of them had been on a sub for the Navy, he had all kinds of crazy ass stories about what happened on his boat.

My CSB VIPR Story:During the 2012 Detroit Auto Show the TSA showed up en masse to secure the People Mover, a raised tram system in Detroit. As I was standing on the Greektown platform a wild VIPR Team appeared. This team was two guys decked out like they went to the SOCOM gear store and said "two of everything please". Of course the impact of all their visible tan body armor was somewhat lessened by the fact the body armor was sized to fit around beer guts. Plus a somewhat clueless looking woman with a golden retriever. As they walked out and down the platform one of the men growled at me "Please step back sir, the dog needs room to operate." The dog however smelled the takeout pizza box I had in my hand lunged at the box. I was pondering making a comment about the dog needing remedial training, but figured it wasn't worth pissing off the power tripping douchebags. However by this time a pair of Detroit Police officers had arrived to see what was going on and they demanded the VIPR Team get off the platform and take that "damn dog" with them.

All three TSA clowns were so busy arguing with the Detroit Police they totally lost track of the dog. They're yelling about being federal agents while ignoring the fact I'm now scratching their lab behind the ears and feeding him a breadstick (poor guy deserved it, he has to work with the TSA all day). Just I got on the People Mover two more Detroit Police officers showed up and announced that the TSA agents had one minute to get off the platform or they'd be under arrest.

/the poor dog tried to get on the People Mover with me//actually caused his handler to fall on her ass because he lunged to follow me (and the food) onto the train and pulled her down/I hope sequestration gutted their budget

ThatGuyFromTheInternet:The more hyperbolic the name of the government project (VIPR team, USA PATRIOT Act), the worse it is. FFS, our most badass special forces teams are named after this:[ec.europa.eu image 450x297]

NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!:this happened in Florida a few years ago.... apparently these teams also roam the freeway and a lady got pulled over. same deal, she had some medical test she was on her way home from and it was enough to set off their little sniffer. which makes me wonder why we don't hear about these things more often....

The woman who recorded this on her cell phone is a photojournalist for the news station, and this happened in front of quite a few people. If citizens are being pulled over or otherwise investigated by this team and there are either no other people or only a few other people around, then it'd make sense that it wouldn't be widely reported.

Personally, I don't find this means particular means of security to be a bad thing. As BumpInTheNight said, it is unobtrusive, which I'd think some people would prefer.

ha-ha-guy:My CSB VIPR Story:During the 2012 Detroit Auto Show the TSA showed up en masse to secure the People Mover, a raised tram system in Detroit. As I was standing on the Greektown platform a wild VIPR Team appeared. This team was two guys decked out like they went to the SOCOM gear store and said "two of everything please". Of course the impact of all their visible tan body armor was somewhat lessened by the fact the body armor was sized to fit around beer guts. Plus a somewhat clueless looking woman with a golden retriever. As they walked out and down the platform one of the men growled at me "Please step back sir, the dog needs room to operate." The dog however smelled the takeout pizza box I had in my hand lunged at the box. I was pondering making a comment about the dog needing remedial training, but figured it wasn't worth pissing off the power tripping douchebags. However by this time a pair of Detroit Police officers had arrived to see what was going on and they demanded the VIPR Team get off the platform and take that "damn dog" with them.

All three TSA clowns were so busy arguing with the Detroit Police they totally lost track of the dog. They're yelling about being federal agents while ignoring the fact I'm now scratching their lab behind the ears and feeding him a breadstick (poor guy deserved it, he has to work with the TSA all day). Just I got on the People Mover two more Detroit Police officers showed up and announced that the TSA agents had one minute to get off the platform or they'd be under arrest.

/the poor dog tried to get on the People Mover with me//actually caused his handler to fall on her ass because he lunged to follow me (and the food) onto the train and pulled her down/I hope sequestration gutted their budget

Amtrak told them to get the fark off their platforms too a few years back. It's why Amtrak still recommends you bypass the station and go around the outside to the platform. Inside the station, you are subject to VIPR searches if VIPR is present, but Amtrak still doesn't allow VIPR on their platforms. IIRC, it was the compromise they came up with to shiat the government the fark up.

MFAWG:ThatGuyFromTheInternet: The more hyperbolic the name of the government project (VIPR team, USA PATRIOT Act), the worse it is. FFS, our most badass special forces teams are named after this:[ec.europa.eu image 450x297]

It's an acronym. The more you know!

So is VIPR and USA PATRIOT. God help us when the U.S.A. F.R.E.E.D.O.M. F.O.R.E.V.E.R. P.R.O.T.E.C.T.I.N.G. L.I.B.E.R.T.Y. G.O.D. B.L.E.S.S. A.M.E.R.I.C.A. N.I.N.E. E.L.E.V.E.N. N.E.V.E.R. A.G.A.I.N. Unit is announced.

ha-ha-guy:My CSB VIPR Story:/the poor dog tried to get on the People Mover with me//actually caused his handler to fall on her ass because he lunged to follow me (and the food) onto the train and pulled her down/I hope sequestration gutted their budget

it didn't only hippie socialist programs like education and food inspections get gutted, we need to keep the TSA funded because of "terrorists"

Come for the story of the TSA yet again doing nothing important, stay for the derp in the comment section. I had no idea there were so many Sandy Hook deniers out there. Clearly it is a conspiracy since the police didn't feel like releasing pictures of shot up school children to the media... really it was all just to take people's guns away. FFS.

ThatGuyFromTheInternet:The more hyperbolic the name of the government project (VIPR team, USA PATRIOT Act), the worse it is. FFS, our most badass special forces teams are named after this:[ec.europa.eu image 450x297]

Seals are badass. I bet you would lose a fight with one in hand to hand combat.